Sony HDR-GW55VE manual

HDR-GW55VE/GW77E/GW77VE Digital HD Video Camera Recorder Operating Guide 4-424-097- 12 (1) Please also ref er to : http://ww w .son y .net/SonyInfo/Support/ T able of contents Getting started Recording/Playback Advanced operations Editing Saving movies and photos with a computer Customizing your camcorder Others/Index[...]

2 GB Read this first Before opera ting the unit, please read this manual tho roughly , and reta in it for fu ture refer ence. WARNING T o reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, 1) do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. 2) do not place objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus. Do not expose the batteries to ex cessive he[...]

3 GB FOR CUSTOMERS IN EUROPE Her eby , Sony Corpora tion, declares tha t this HDR -GW55VE Digital HD V ide o Camera Recorder is in co mplia nce with the essential requir ements an d other relevan t pro visions o f the Directive 1999/5/EC. Fo r details, please access the followin g URL: htt p://www .com pliance .sony .de/ Notice for the customers in[...]

4 GB T o ensur e that the bat tery will b e treated pro perly , hand over the p roduct a t end-of- life to the a pplicable co llection point fo r the recycling of electrical and electronic equipm ent. For all o ther batteries, please view the section on how to r emove the ba ttery from the product safe ly . Hand the ba ttery over to the ap plicable[...]

5 GB About language setting The on-screen displa ys in each local language are used for illu strating the opera ting procedur es. Change the screen languag e before u sing t he camcor der if necessary (p. 20). On recording Before starting to reco rd, test the r ecording function to make sure the imag e and sound ar e recorded wi thout an y pro blem[...]

6 GB In this man ual, the DVD disc recor ded with high definition image quality (HD) is called A VCHD r ecordin g disc. The model name is sho wn in this manual when there is a difference in specification between models. Confirm the model name on the bottom o f your camco rder . Recording media Capacity of internal memory HDR -GW55VE * Memo ry card [...]

7 GB Notes befor e using the camcorder under/near water Make sur e that no fo reign mat ter such as sand, hair , or dirt gets inside the battery/memory card/jack co ver . Even a small amount o f foreign ma tter ma y lead to water en tering the camcorder . Confirm that the sealing gasket and its ma ting surfaces have no t become scratched. E ven a s[...]

8 GB After rinsing, wipe awa y water dr ops with a soft cloth. Allow the camco rder to dry complete ly in a shady location wi th good ventilation. Do not blo w dry with a hair dr yer as there is a risk of deforma tion and/o r degraded water -proof performance. W ipe awa y water dro ps or dus t on the batt ery/ memory card/jack cov er with a soft dr[...]

9 T able of contents GB T able of cont ents Read this first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 About water-pr oof, dust -proof , and shock-proof performance of the camcorder . . . . 6 Learning more about the c[...]

10 GB Saving movies and photos with a c omputer Useful functions available when connecting the camcorder to your c omputer . . . . 37 For Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 For Mac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

11 GB P arts and controls Figures in ( ) a re ref erence pages.  GPS antenna (HDR-GW55VE/GW77VE) (33)  Built-in microphone  Flash  Lens (G lens)  Loop for the W rist strap  L CD screen/T ouch panel (19, 20) If you r otat e the LCD panel 180 degrees, yo u can close the LCD panel with the LCD scr een facing out. This i s conv enient[...]

12 GB  MODE button (23, 24)  PHOT O button (24)  ST ART/STOP button (23)  (Movie)/ (Photo) lamp (23, 24)  W ( Wide) zoom button (26)  T ( T elephoto) zoom button (26)  Memor y card access lamp (21) While the lamp is li t or flashing, the camcorder i s reading or writing da ta.  Memor y card slot (21)  CHG (charge) lamp (1[...]

13 GB Getting started Getting star ted Supplied items The num bers in ( ) are the su pplied quan tity . Camcorder (1) AC Adapt or (1) Po wer cord (Mains lead) (1) HDMI cable (1) USB cable (Micro USB cable) (1) Wrist strap (1) Rechargeable battery pack NP-BG1/ba ttery case (1) “Operating Guide ” (This manual) (1) Notes The “Pla yMemo ries Hom [...]

14 GB Charging the ba tter y pack 1 Close the L CD screen. 2 Open the battery/memor y card/ jack cover . T o open the battery/memory card/jack cover , slide and hold the cov er lock lever (  ), then slide the cover do wn slightly (  ) and flip it open (  ).  3 Inser t the battery. Insert the battery while pressing a nd holding the bat t[...]

15 GB Getting started 4 Connect the AC Adapt or (  ), the power cor d (mains lead) (  ) and the USB cable (  ) to your camcorder and the wall outlet (wall socket). The CHG (char ge) lamp t urns on. The CHG (char ge) lamp t urns off when the battery pack is fully charged. Disco nnect the USB cable fro m the USB jack of yo ur camcorder . [...]

16 GB Charging the battery using your computer 1 Close the L CD screen. 2 Open the battery/memor y card/ jack cover . T o open the battery/memory card/jack cover , slide and hold the cov er lock lever (  ), then slide the cover do wn slightly (  ) and flip it open (  ).  3 Connect the camcorder to a running computer using the USB cable.[...]

17 GB Getting started Charging time A ppr oxima te time (min.) req uired when you fully char ge a fully discharg ed battery pack. Charging with A C A dap tor: 140 min Charging with yo ur com puter: 200 min The charging times s hown abov e are measur ed when charging the camco rder at a t emperatur e of 25 °C (77 °F). I t is recommended tha t you [...]

18 GB T o check the remaining battery power An icon indica ting the remainin g battery power is disp layed. High  Low Empty I t will take appr oxima tely 1 minu te to displa y the correct rema ining battery power . The remainin g battery power may n ot be display ed correctly depending on amb ient co nditions a nd the enviro nment in which yo u [...]

19 GB Getting started T urning the power on, and setting the da te and time 1 Open the L CD screen of y our camcorder and turn the pow er on. 2 Select the desired language, then select [Next]. 3 Select the desired geographical area with / , then select [Next]. 4 Set [Summer Time], select the date format and the dat e and time. If you set [S ummer T[...]

20 GB Changing the language setting Y ou can cha nge the on-screen dis plays to sh ow messag es in a specified language. Select  [S etup]  [ Genera l Settings]  [Language Setting]  a desired la nguage. T o turn off the power Close the LCD screen. T o adjust the angle of the L CD panel First o pen the LCD panel 90 degrees to the camcor d[...]

21 GB Getting started Pr eparing the rec ording media The recor ding media that can be used are di splay ed on the screen of yo ur camcor der as followin g icons. Default r ecording medi um Alternati ve recor ding medium HDR -GW55VE Memo ry card — HDR -GW77E/GW77VE In ternal memory Memo ry card Notes Y ou cannot select a different r ecording medi[...]

22 GB T o eject the memor y card Open the cover and ligh tly push the memo ry c ard in o nce. Notes T o ensure stab le operation o f the memory card, it is r ecommended to fo rmat the memory card with yo ur cam corder befo re the first use (p. 45). F orma tting the memory card will erase all the data stor ed on it and the data will be irrecoverable[...]

23 GB Recording/Pla yback Recording/Playback Recording In the default settin g, movies and photos a re recorded on the f ollowing media. Movies are recorded with high definition image quality (HD). HDR -GW55VE: Memory c ard HDR -GW77E/GW77VE: Internal memory Recording movies 1 Open the L CD screen and pr ess MODE to turn on the (Movie) lamp. 2 Pres[...]

24 GB The LCD screen of yo ur camcor der can display r ecording im ages across the en tire screen (full pixel display). H ow ever , this ma y cause slight trimming o f the top , bottom, righ t, and left edges of images when played back o n a TV which is not compa tible with full pixel disp lay . It is r ecommended you record ima ges w it h [Guide F[...]

25 GB Recording/Pla yback T o display items on the L CD screen I tems on the L CD screen disappear if yo u do not o perate the camco rder fo r a few seconds after you t urn the camcorder o n or swit ch between the movie recor ding and p hoto shoo ting modes. T ouch anywhere excep t the butt ons o n the LCD screen to displa y informa tion on ico ns [...]

26 GB  In telligen t A uto b utto n: the camcor der detects the surrounding co ndition s aut oma tically when recordin g images.  A ppr oxima te n umber of reco rdable ph otos, A spect ratio (16:9 or 4:3), Phot o size (L/M/S)  Estimated r ecording r emaining time, Reco rding imag e quality (HD/STD), F rame ra te (50p/50i) and reco rding mo[...]

27 GB Recording/Pla yback T o record in mirror mode Open the LCD panel 90 degrees to the camcor der (  ), then rota te it 270 degrees to the lens side (  ). A mirror -image o f the subject appears o n the LCD screen, but the ima ge will be normal when recorded. U sing [Self-portrait 1 P erson] or [Self-portrait 2 Peo ple] of the [ Self-Timer][...]

28 GB Playback Y ou can search f or reco rded images b y date a nd time of reco rding (E ven t V iew) or location o f recor ding (Ma p V iew) (HDR -GW55VE/GW77VE). 1 Open the L CD screen and select ( View Images) on the L CD screen to enter the pla yback mode. Y ou can display the E vent V iew when the LCD screen is folded with the r everse (screen[...]

29 GB Recording/Pla yback V olume / Previous/N ext Delete / Fast-r everse/fast-forward Context / Play/P ause Stop Play/sto p short mo vies Some butt ons described above ma y not ap pear , dep ending on the imag e being played back. As you r epeat selecting / during pla yback, movies are pla yed as fast as abou t 5 times  about 10 times  about[...]

30 GB Notes T o preven t your imag e data from being lost, sa ve all your reco rded images on ext ernal media perio dically . (p. 37) Playing movies and photos fr om the Map View (HDR-GW55VE/GW77VE) Switc h to the Ma p V iew by to uching  [Ma p V iew]. When you u se the map data fo r the first time: A message ap pears asking yo u to confirm whet[...]

31 GB Advanced operations Advanced oper ations Recording images with various settings Selecting the image qualit y of movies (Recording mode) Y ou can switch the recordin g mode to select the movie quality when recording high definition image quality (HD) movi es. The recording time (p . 49) or the type of media de vice to which the images can be c[...]

32 GB Y ou can select the direction in which you move the cam corder b y touching / / / on the LCD screen. 3 Sweep the camcor der to the end of the guide, follo wing the indication on the screen. Y ou can play back pano ramic phot os using the built-in “ PlayM emories H ome ” software. T o select the image size of the photo taken by iSweep P an[...]

33 GB Advanced operations Recording information on y our location (GPS) (HDR- GW55VE/GW77VE) When yo u set [GPS Setting] to [On] (the default setting), the GPS trian gulating icon will appear o n the screen and the camcor der will start searching for GPS satellit e signals. The icon displa yed will vary according to the in tensity o f the signal re[...]

34 GB On “Photo TV HD” This camcor der is com patible with the “Pho to TV HD” standa rd. “ Photo TV HD ” allows for highly-detailed, ph oto-like depiction of su btle textur es and color s. By connecting Son y’ s Photo TV HD- compa tible devices using an HD MI cable * , a whole new world o f photos ca n be enjoy ed in brea thtaking HD [...]

35 GB Editing Editing Editing on your camcorder Notes Some basic editing operatio ns can be done on the camcorder . If yo u want t o perform advanced editing operatio ns, install the “Expanded Feat ure ” for the built-in “Pla yMem ories Ho me ” software. Y ou cannot rest ore imag es once they are deleted. Sav e important mo vies and pho tos[...]

36 GB 2 Select the point where you want to divide the movie into sc enes using / , and then select . Notes A slight difference ma y occur from the point where you select and the actual dividing poin t, as your camco rder selects the dividing point based on about half-second incr ements. Capturing a photo from a movie (HDR-GW77E/GW77VE) Y ou can cap[...]

37 GB Saving movies and photos with a computer Saving movies and photos with a comput er Useful functions available when connecting the camcorder t o your c omputer F or Windo ws The built-in “ PlayM emories H ome ” (Lite V ersion) software allows y ou to im port images in the camcor der to your co mpu ter and p lay them on the co mpu ter easil[...]

38 GB Pr eparing a computer (Windo ws) Step 1 Checking the computer system OS * 1 Microsoft W indo ws XP SP3 * 2 /W indows V ista SP2 * 3 /W indows 7 SP1 CPU * 4 In tel Core Duo 1.66 GHz o r faster , or Int el Core 2 Duo 1.66 GHz or fas ter (In tel Core 2 Duo 2.26 GHz or faster i s required when processing FX o r FH movies, an d Int el Core 2 Duo 2[...]

39 GB Saving movies and photos with a computer When using W indows 7: The Device Stage window opens. When using W indows XP/Windo ws V ista: The A utoPla y wizard is disp layed. 3 On Windo ws 7, select [PlayMemories Home] on the Device Stage window . On Windo ws XP/Window s Vista, select [Comput er] (on Window s XP , [My Computer])  [PMHOME] [...]

40 GB 3 Disconnect the USB cable. If you a re using W indows 7, the icon may no t appear on the desk top o f the comp uter . In this case, you can disconnect the camcorder fr om your co mpu ter withou t following the p rocedures described above. Notes Do not forma t the internal memo ry of the camcorder u sing a com puter . If you do this, the camc[...]

41 GB Saving movies and photos with a computer Star ting the “PlayMemories Home ” soft ware 1 Double -click the “PlayMemories Home” icon on the computer screen. The “Pla yMem ories Ho me ” software starts up . 2 Double -click the “PlayMemories Home Help Guide” shor t- cut icon on the computer scr een to see how to use “PlayMemorie[...]

42 GB Customizing y our camcorder Using menus The camcorder has various men u item s under each of 6 menu cat egories. Shooting Mode (Items for selecting a shooting mode)  p. 44 Camera/Mic (Items for customiz ed shooting)  p. 44 Image Quality/Size (Items for setting up image quality or size)  p . 45 Playback F unction (Items for playback) [...]

43 GB Customizing your camc order T o find a menu item quickly The [Camera/Mic] and [Setu p] menus ha ve sub-categ ories. Select the sub-catego ry icon so that the LCD screen disp lays the list o f menus in the sub-categ ory selected. When you cannot select a menu item Gray ed out men u items o r settings ar e not availab le. When yo u select the g[...]

44 GB Menu lists Shooting Mode Movie .......................................... Records movies. Photo ........................................... Shoots photos. Smth Slw REC ........................... Records smooth slow-motio n movies. Golf Shot .................................... Divides two seconds of fast m ovemen t into frames which a re the[...]

45 GB Customizing your camc order Shooting Assist My Button ........................ Assigns functions to M y Butto ns. Guide Frame .................... Displays frames as a guide to make s ure the subject is horizo ntal or vertical. Display Setting ............... Sets the duration tha t icons or in dicator s are disp layed on the LCD scr een. Ima[...]

46 GB CTRL FOR HDMI ............. Sets whether or not the TV’ s R emote Comma nder is to be used when the camcorder i s connected to a “BRA VIA ” Sync compa tible TV with the HDMI cable. USB Connect ................... Select this item when no instructions ap pear on the LCD screen when you connect your camco rder to an ext ernal device via U[...]

47 GB Others/Index Others/I ndex T roubleshooting If yo u run into an y pr oblems usin g your camcor der , follow the steps below .  Check the list (p . 47 to 49), and inspect your camcorder .  Disconnect the power sourc e, attach the power sourc e again after about 1 minute, and turn the camcorder on.  T ouch  [Setup]  [ General Set[...]

48 GB unnecessary images (p. 35). T otal number of m ovie scenes or pho tos exceeds the recorda ble capacity o f your c am corder (p . 49). Delete unnecessary images (p. 35). The camcorder stops oper ating. The camcor der may sto p recor ding if the camcor der is subject to con tinuous vib ration. “PlayMemories Home ” cannot be installed. Check[...]

49 GB Others/Index Delete unnecessary images (p. 35), o r forma t the memory card after sto ring the images on oth er media (p. 45). The image da ta base file may be damaged. Check the data base file by selecting  [Setup]  [ Media Settings]  [Repair Img. DB F .]  t he recor ding medium (HDR - GW77E/GW77VE). The memory card is damag ed. [...]

50 GB Playing time A ppr oxima te time a vailable when you u se a fully charged ba ttery pack. (unit: minu te) Battery pack Image q uality HD STD NP -BG1 (supplied) 185 185 NP -FG1 185 185 Expected recording time of movies Internal memor y (HDR-GW77E/ GW77VE) High definition image quality (HD) in h (hour) and min (minute) Recording mode HDR -GW77E [...]

51 GB Others/Index Expected number of recordable photos Internal memor y (HDR-GW77E/ GW77VE) Y ou can reco rd the maxim um 40,000 photos. Memor y card 20.4M 2 GB 230 4 GB 465 8 GB 940 16 GB 1850 32 GB 3800 When using a Son y memory card. The number o f recordab le photos o f memory card sho wn is for the maxim um image size of your ca mcorder . The[...]

52 GB About handling of your camcor der On use and care Do not hold the camco rder by the f ollowing parts. L CD Screen Battery/memor y card/jack cov er Do not aim a t the sun. Doing so might cau se your camco rder to malfunction. T a ke images of the sun only in lo w light condi tions, such as at dus k. U se the camcor der in accordance wi th loca[...]

53 GB Others/Index Note on the camcorder/batt ery pack temperature When the tem perature o f the camcor der or bat tery pack be comes extreme ly high or extremely lo w , you may not be able t o record or play back o n the camcor der , due to the pro tection featur es of the camcor der being activated in such si tuation s. In this case, an indicato [...]

54 GB On handing the L CD screen and the light-emitting par t of flash If fingerprin ts or dus t make dirty , it is recommended tha t you use a soft clo th to clean it. About care and storage of the lens W ipe the surface of the lens clean with a soft cloth in the follo wing instances: When there a re fingerprints o n the lens surface In hot o r hu[...]

55 GB Others/Index Specifications System Signal forma t: P AL color , C CIR standar ds HDTV 1080/50i, 1080/50p specific ation Mo vie recordin g forma t: HD: MPEG-4 A V C/H.264 A V CHD format V er .2.0 com patible STD: MPEG2-PS A udio recordin g system: Dolby Digital 2ch Dolby Digital St ereo Creat or Photo file forma t: DCF V er .2.0 Compatib le Ex[...]

56 GB Shock-proof perfo rmance: Meeting MIL-S TD 810F Method 516.5- Shock standar ds, this product has passed the required tes ts when dropped from a heigh t of 1.5 m (4 feet) abov e a 5 cm (2 in.) -thick plywood board (with the LCD screen closed, facing towa rd the camcor der body). W ater -proo f, dust-pr oof, and sh ock-proof performance is base[...]

57 GB Others/Index All other product nam es mentioned her ein may be the trademarks or register ed trademarks of their respective com panies. Furthermore ,  and  are no t mentioned in each case in this man ual. Add further enjo yment with yo ur PlaySta tion 3 by downloading the a pplica tion for Pla yStatio n 3 from PlayS tation S tore (wher [...]

58 GB not limited to , rep roductions, ou tpu ts or extractions or other wo rks thereof in an y form) fo r the purpose of ren tal or lease whether with any license fee or n ot. Some jurisdictions do not allow the r estrictions of such rights, in such case the abov e restrictions may not ap ply to yo u. Limitation on Rever se Engineering, Decompilat[...]

59 GB Others/Index LIMIT A TION OF LIABILIT Y IN THIS SECTION SO NY , IT S AFFILI A TES, ITS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE SUP PLIERS AND SONY’S LICENSORS S HALL B E COLLECTIVEL Y REFERRED TO AS “SO NY” TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LA W . SONY SHALL N OT BE LI ABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DEMAND OR ACTI ON, IRRESPECTIVE OF THE N A TURE OF T[...]

60 GB The Department of N atural Resour ces Canada. All rights reserved. Croatia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldov a, Poland , Slov enia and Ukraine  EuroGeograp hic France source:  IGN 2009 - BD T OPO  Germany Die Grundlagendaten wur den mit Genehmigung der zustaendigen Behoerden entnomm en. Great Britain Contains Or dnance Survey data [...]

61 GB Others/Index Screen indicators The followin g indicato rs ap pear when you chang e the settings. See page 25 and 28 also for the indicat ors tha t appear d uring recor ding or pla ying. Left Indicator Meaning MENU butt on (42) Self-timer recording (44) GPS triangulating sta tus (33) [Airplane M ode] set to [On] W ide Mode (45) Fader (44) [Fac[...]

62 GB Index L Language ..................................5, 20 LP .................................................. 31 M Mac .........................................37, 41 Map V iew ..................................... 30 Media Settings .............................21 Memo ry card ............................... 21 “M emory Stick Micro ” (Ma[...]

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